Mark 12:42
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.”
πτωχός
Not just financially poor — ptochos is the one who crouches, who has nothing to stand on. Blessed are those who know they have nothing in themselves before God. That emptiness is not a problem. It is the very space into which the kingdom enters.
χήρα
widow
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χήρα
Widow. Chera. A widow who had given everything she had. Jesus noticed and commended what no one else saw. God sees your hidden faithfulness and values it eternally.
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ἔρχομαι
having come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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λεπτόν
lepta
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λεπτόν
something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin
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κοδράντης
a kodrantes.
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κοδράντης
a quadrans, i.e. the fourth part of an as
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